Exam Ref 70-484 · Essentials of Developing Windows Store Apps Using C# by Chakrabarty, Indrajit -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Exam Ref 70-484: Essentials of Developing Windows Store Apps Using C# Dedication Introduction

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Preparing for the exam 1. Design Windows Store apps

Objective 1.1: Design the UI layout and structure

Evaluating the conceptual design and deciding how the UI will be composed

Decide which features will make your app great Assess user scenarios Decide on your app’s features Design a great user interface for your app

Designing for the inheritance and reuse of visual elements Designing for accessibility Deciding when custom controls are needed Objective summary Objective review

Objective 1.2: Design for separation of concerns (SOC)

Planning the logical layers of your solution to meet app requirements Designing loosely coupled layers Incorporating WinMD components Objective summary Objective review

Objective 1.3: Apply the MVVM pattern to your app design

Designing and implementing the appropriate data model to support business entities

Model-View-ViewModel pattern

The View The Viewmodel The Model

Data binding Design and implement the model

Designing a viewmodel to support the view based on your model Developing a view to meet data-binding requirements Creating viewmodels using NotifyPropertyChanged, ObservableCollection, and CollectionViewSource Objective summary Objective review

Objective 1.4: Design and implement Process Lifetime Management (PLM)

Choosing a state management strategy Handling the Suspending event and preparing for app termination Handling the Resuming event Handling the OnActivated events Checking the ActivationKind and previous state Objective summary Objective review

Objective 1.5: Plan for an app deployment

Planning a deployment based on Windows Store app certification requirements Preparing an application manifest Signing an application Planning the requirements for an enterprise deployment Objective summary Objective review

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2. Develop Windows Store apps

Objective 2.1: Access and display contacts

Calling the ContactPicker class Filtering which contacts to display Selecting specific contact data Displaying a set number of contacts Creating and modifying contact information Objective summary Objective review

Objective 2.2: Design for charms and contracts

Choosing the appropriate charm based on app requirements Designing your app in a charm-aware and contract-aware manner

Design guidelines for the Search charm Design guidelines for the Share charm Design guidelines for the Settings charm

Configuring the app manifest for correct permissions Objective summary Objective review

Objective 2.3: Implement search

Providing and constraining search within an app Providing search result previews Providing search suggestions using the SearchPane class Implementing activation from within search Searching for and launching other apps Objective summary Objective review

Objective 2.4: Implement Share in an app

Using the DataTransferManager class to share data with other apps Accepting sharing requests by implementing activation within the Share charm Limiting the scope of sharing using the DataPackage object Implementing in-app share outside the Share charm Objective summary Objective review

Objective 2.5: Manage app settings and preferences

Choosing which app features are accessed in AppSettings Adding entry points for AppSettings in the Settings window Creating settings flyouts using the Popup control Adding settings to Popup Storing and retrieving settings from the roaming app data store Objective summary Objective review

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3. Create the user interface

Objective 3.1: Create layout aware apps to handle view states

Handling view state events from ViewStateManager Choosing between style patterns for different view states Setting up app orientation in the manifest Objective summary Objective review

Objective 3.2: Implement layout controls

Implementing the Grid control to structure the app layout Setting the number of rows/columns and size Enabling scroll and zoom capabilities in layout controls Managing text flow and presentation Objective summary Objective review

Objective 3.3: Design and implement the app bar

Determining what to put on the app bar based on app requirements Designing the placement of controls on the app bar Styling and positioning app bar items Handling AppBar events Objective summary Objective review

Objective 3.4: Design and implement data presentation

Choosing and implementing data controls to meet app requirements

The GridView control The ListView control The FlipView control

Creating data templates to meet app requirements Objective summary Objective review

Objective 3.5: Create and manage XAML styles and templates

Implementing and extending styles and templates Implementing gradients Modifying styles based on event and property triggers Creating shared resources and themes Objective summary Objective review

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4. Program the user interaction

Objective 4.1: Create and manage tiles

Creating and updating tiles and tile contents

Working with primary tiles Working with secondary tiles

Creating and updating badges using the TileUpdateManager class Responding to notification requests

Configuring tile and badge updates for the lock screen Using PC Settings to remove an app from the lock screen

Choosing an appropriate tile update schedule based on app requirements Objective summary Objective review

Objective 4.2: Notify users by using toast

Enabling an app for toast notifications Populating toast notifications with images and text using the ToastUpdateManager class Controlling toast duration Playing sounds with toast notifications Responding to toast events Objective summary Objective review

Objective 4.3: Manage input devices

Capturing gesture library events

Pointer events Gesture events Manipulation events

Creating custom gesture recognizers Listening to mouse events or touch gestures Managing stylus input and inking Objective summary Objective review

Objective 4.4: Design and implement navigation in an app

Designing navigation to meet app requirements Working with navigation events, properties, and functions Using Semantic Zoom in your app Objective summary Objective review

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5. Manage security and data

Objective 5.1: Choose an appropriate data access strategy

Choosing the appropriate data access strategy based on app requirements

Local application data Roaming application data Temporary application data

Managing application data

Local and remote files File pickers Most recently used and future access lists

Storing and retrieving data from a remote location Objective summary Objective review

Objective 5.2: Retrieve data remotely

Using HttpClient to retrieve data from web services Setting the appropriate HTTP verb for REST Consuming SOAP/WCF services Using WebSockets for bidirectional communication Handling the progress of data requests Objective summary Objective review

Objective 5.3: Implement data binding

Choosing and implementing data-bound controls Binding collections to items controls Implementing the IValueConverter interface Creating and setting dependency properties Validating user input Enabling data filtering, grouping, and sorting in the user interface Objective summary Objective review

Objective 5.4: Manage Windows Authentication

Retrieving a user’s roles and claims Storing and retrieving credentials with the PasswordVault class Implementing the CredentialPicker class Objective summary Objective review

Objective 5.5: Manage web authentication

Using the Windows.Security.Authentication.Web namespace Implementing the WebAuthenticationBroker class Setting up OAuth2 for authentication Setting up single sign-on (SSO) Implementing the CredentialPicker class Implementing credential roaming Objective summary Objective review

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